Fla. bear cub with jar stuck on head is freed

[steve2470]

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/14/1775854/fla-bear-cub-with-jar-stuck-on.html

OCALA, Fla. -- A bear cub that spent 10 days running loose with a plastic jar stuck on its head has been rescued in central Florida.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists said Friday the 6-month old cub was days away from death because the jar made it impossible for it to eat or drink. Biologists dubbed the bear 'jarhead' and set traps to catch it in a neighborhood near Ocala National Forest.

Residents called to report jarhead sightings and the team eventually shot the mother bear with a tranquilizer last month. They subdued the cub, removed the jar and returned the sleeping mother to a trap where her cubs joined her.

more at link above

Photo of "jarhead":


Photo of mama bear, "jarhead" and other cub:

[proteus_lives]

1. Life imitates art.

Oh, Pooh.

[Gordan Shumway]

2. And he's starting today in St Looey

[Anakin Skywalker]

3. I'm Glad It Ended Well.

That would have been a horrible way for the poor thing to die, otherwise.